Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship

Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands.

World Health Organization says risk to the general public remains low despite suspected outbreak on the MV Hondius.

A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship that has killed three people and sickened others. Here's what to know about hantavirus.

Hantavirus is a rare infectious disease that spreads through contact with rodents and which can lead to kidney failure and fluid filling the lungs

MV Hondius remains off the coast of Cape Verde after a suspected respiratory virus outbreak killed three people and left three more seriously ill. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, <a href="

One American on the cruise ship that experienced a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, while another is experiencing mild symptoms, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Sunday night. NBC News reported that the 17 Americans who were on the ship had returned t

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Hantaviruses are usually spread by exposure to urine, saliva or feces from infected rodents, such as rats or mice. Hantavirus infections are rare but can cause deadly respiratory infections.

A 69-year-old woman who later died in South Africa is among those who left MV Hondius at St Helena.

Some passengers potentially exposed to hantavirus have already taken flights to numerous countries.

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Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said early Wednesday morning it evacuated three people suspected of carrying the rare hantavirus from aboard a cruise ship to Europe.  Three other people on board the vessel have already died from suspected hantavirus infection, and one person remains in critical

They do not have symptoms but contacted health officials after being on the MV Hondius cruise ship struck by the outbreak.

The tragic and fatal outbreak of hantavirus onboard a luxury cruise ship highlights the gaps in research and treatments for the rare and mysterious infection—including how the virus spreads among people